Partial lunar eclipse on 17 August 1970

Partial lunar eclipse on 17 August 1970 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 17 August 1970

Earth's shadow fell on the Moon as the Sun, Earth and Moon lined up. The whole night side of Earth could see it. It was part of Saros series 118, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days.

Date (UTC)
17 August 1970 — 03:23 UTC
Saros series
118
Gamma
-0.80530
Magnitude
0.4079
Max duration
131m 18s
Greatest eclipse point
-14.00°, -49.00°
Catalog reference
5MKLE:9582

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
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Greatest eclipse
17 August 1970 03:23 UTC
Last contact
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About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)